Snack hindsight is 20/20 – wish I’d made broccoli and salad the snack of choice from early on, but honestly, who doesn’t love some salty chips & cookies in the afternoon? I’m a proponent of moderation in most areas, and love dessert 🙂 but also like creative ways of getting nutrition into our family routine. This guest post caught my eye, because not only does the author suggest some creative approaches and recipes for healthy snacking, but she suggests how to make it an activity for younger kids. Adorable! Not sure it would work with my middle or high school students, but friends and family with toddlers, beware…this one looks like something I’ll be trying soon! Reminds me a little bit of Jessica Seinfeld’s Deceptively Delicious cookbook we wrote about a while back, where she “snuck” healthy foods into brownies and other treats.

Snack time is a great opportunity to introduce healthy eating choices to your kids, but of course that’s not always what they want. So how do you get them to try something new and sneak in something good at the same time? Try getting them involved by turning snack time into a story. For example, instead of just making Ants on a Log (celery with peanut butter and raisins), tell them you need their help “building the trail” for the ants and then making sure all the ants are in the right order. In the example below, your kids can help make delicious and healthy sweet potato chips by “painting” a beautiful landscape.

I love Greek yogurt…so much! Eat it often…Thanks for the comment and great ideas!

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